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Kijabe Update
by Tori Bissell
Hi Friends,
After sending out out my update last week, I was so encouraged by the kind notes I received about the new format for my newsletter a...
Glimpses of Life In Kenya
by Tori Bissell
Hi Friends,
Sometimes it can be overwhelming to try and share everything that’s happening - especially when I have to be conscientious about con...
Is Anxiety a Sin?
by Tori Bissell
Is Anxiety a sin?
Growing up because I struggled with anxiety, I felt like a failure as a Christian. I was seriously struggling with fear, anxiety ...
My Struggles With Self Injury
by Tori Bissell
Am I bleeding? Suddenly, I stared down at my left arm and I saw the blood pooling up from five crescent shaped imprints on my arm. Somehow, I h...
You're Not Listening To Me!!!
by Tori Bissell
As a Crisis Response Counsellor for Kids Help Phone Text Line, I often read texts that said, “no one listens to me” or “you’re the first person wh...
A Prayer of Lament for Child Safety Workers
by Tori Bissell
*I was recently asked to share a devotion for the Child Safety Protection Network's Response Team Training. These are my thoughts from that devotio...
Life in Africa, During a Pandemic
by Tori Bissell
Living in Africa During a Pandemic
I have put off writing this for months, as I’ve struggled to put into words what it’s been like living and ser...
I Stand In Awe
by Tori Bissell
Sometimes I stand in awe of the fact that I am currently in Kenya. 10 years ago I was diagnosed with Agoraphobia... a severe anxiety disorder wit...
What If...
by Tori Bissell
What if we taught kids to look at cyberbullying like this? What if we helped them see that the words, photos, actions and things they do onlin...
7 Things To Remember When Communicating With Minors
by Tori Bissell
“Female karate teacher sends nude photos to 11-year-old student and invites him over to her house for sex.”
“Youth pastor accused of sending sex...
My Biggest Fear (LOAD517 Featured Designers)
by Tori Bissell
Hi everyone,
Today I'm one of the featured designers for LOAD517 - Legends of Hollywood. The prompt for today's project was based on the movie Psy...
Things You Might Not Know About Me
by Tori Bissell
Social media, YouTube and Instagram give you a window into someone’s life. You can spend so much time listening to someone, hearing about their li...